Posted in some thoughts on Oct 14th, 2005
Volume 1: The Glory of Christ Volume 2: Communion With God Volume 3: The Holy Spirit Above volumes are published by the single best publishing house to my knowledge, The Banner of Truth Trust; these guys are bibliophiles of the highest order. Not only for the richness of content they publish, but also for the [...]
Posted in relationships, some thoughts on Oct 12th, 2005
Two brief excerpts from a very long email that I didn’t send: Yes, I do believe that God loves the world as he tells us in John 3:16 [show] [16]"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (ESV) (and [...]
Posted in relationships, some thoughts on Oct 11th, 2005
I’ve just come across a new blog written by Carolyn McCulley, author of Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? and a staff member of Sovereign Grace Ministries. Her blog is called Solo Femininity, and I cannot recommend it too highly. She writes from the perspective of a single adult female, and offers great biblical insight into [...]
Posted in reviews, some thoughts on Oct 11th, 2005
Humility: True Greatness. C. J. Mahaney. Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2005. 176 pages. (excerpt) Review by Aron Gahagan Many encounters with people leave us with a certain overall impression of who they really are, and what they’re really all about. Sometimes it’s “there goes a really genuine person.” Other times, maybe it’s “my, is she gracious!” [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Oct 10th, 2005
If we emphasize the Word without the Spirit, we dry up; if we emphasize the Spirit without the Word, we blow up; it’s only when we have both that we’ll ever grow up. – Sinclair Ferguson in Part 1 of his (2-part, audio) series, John Owen on the Holy Spirit (2003).
Posted in gospel-class, some thoughts on Oct 9th, 2005
Today all our theology truly became doxology. As we began the sesion on The Doctrine of God (Part I: The Being and Nature), we opened with Psalm 24 [show] The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, [2]for he has founded it upon the seas and established [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Oct 9th, 2005
[...] And what was said to the rose to make it unfold was said to me here in my chest so be quiet now, and rest so be quiet and rest The ocean is growing The tide is coming in here it is Here is our King Here is our love Here is our God [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Oct 7th, 2005
For an excellent case study on my claim on excessive verbosity, check out my interactions on Adam Cumming’s site. Case closed.
Posted in relationships, some thoughts on Oct 6th, 2005
Alright…I’ll play along. 7 Things… …I hope to do before I die: Learn patience Learn humility (see above) Own the books I’ve purchased Master the art of dialectic teaching (right now I’m stuck in ‘lecture’ mode) Talk about the Good, the Beautiful, and the True over a pint at The Bird and Baby with TC, [...]
Posted in some thoughts on Oct 5th, 2005
“The cross is not a measure of man’s worth, but of God’s grace.” – John Piper (audio message to the recent reformission conference.) “Grace, by definition, ruins self-worth.” – David Powlison, Anger: Escaping the Maze (Philipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, 2000), p. 16.
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